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14 March 2014

Nursing2014 journal endorsed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Nursing2014, a peer-reviewed journal of clinical excellence, has been endorsed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT). Nursing2014 is part of Wolters Kluwer Health's Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journal portfolio that also includes Nursing Management, endorsed by HIMSS since 2003. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE opposes FIRST Act cuts to social, behavioral, and economic science funding and political interference in the NSF grant-application process Social and behavioural sciences publisher SAGE has joined with science associations and American universities in opposing the FIRST Act. This act proposes to cut the funding level for the National Science Foundation's Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences by almost 42 percent and imposes unnecessary and burdensome rules on the proven grant-application procedures and gold-standard merit-review processes overseen by the scholars at the NSF. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cambridge University Press adopts three new initiatives to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced the adoption of three new initiatives, each designed to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content. Cambridge University Press is one of the first 15 publishers to participate in Kudos' beta phase. Cambridge Books Online is now also accessible via Paratext's Reference Universe. Additionally, as a member of the Dryad scheme, Cambridge can offer its authors the option to store their data in this reliable repository, making it visible to the entire academic community. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Prof. D.L. Bliwise appointed Associate Editor of European Urology's Nocturia Resource Centre The joint editors of European Urology's Nocturia Resource Centre, a freely accessible educational platform designed for healthcare professionals specialised in urology, have announced the appointment of sleep medicine expert, Professor Donald L. Bliwise of Emory University, Atlanta USA, as Associate Editor of this online platform. Prof. Bliwise brings 40 years of practice as neurologist with a specialty in sleep medicine and believes that a better understanding of sleep will help urologists gain more insight into the causes of nocturia. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme North American Working Group to revise Model License Libraries today must be strongly proactive in shaping the licenses that govern their campuses' electronic information resources. A multi-organisational effort is now underway to strengthen libraries' negotiating position in the e-resources marketplace. With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a vigorous overhaul of the Model License is in progress under the auspices of the Center for Research Libraries. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme APA launches new journal - Spirituality in Clinical Practice The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that it will begin publication of a new journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, in March 2014. The quarterly journal is designed for clinical practitioners and will feature articles that embrace spiritually-oriented psychotherapy and spirituality-sensitive cultural approaches to treatment and wellness. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Maney Publishing launches four new journals in its materials science and engineering publishing programme Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced the launch of four new materials science and engineering journals. The journals will cover the rapidly developing subject areas of nanocomposites, the use of polymers and composites in advanced manufacturing, structure-function relationships in catalytic science, and the use of advanced materials for optical, sensing and acoustic devices. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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